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In ominous sci-fi future news this week, Facebook is working on a program that could let people type with their brain and hear with their skin. Is it a revolutionary idea or a Pandora's Box that could go wildly wrong? Plus, we hear about the world of Amazon's secretive horticultural program and bring back one of our favorite segments: The Random Channel. See links and details in this week's show notes.

Geared Up: What's the point of the Echo Look? Plus, hands-on with the Galaxy S8

Originally aired: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Category: News

Amazon unveiled a puzzling new device this week: The Echo Look, an Alexa-powered speaker that comes with a camera and lighting. It's marketed as a fashion device, but Todd and Andru aren't buying it -- in more ways than one. Plus, equally puzzling news about new projects from Twitter and Apple, and we finally get a hands-on look at the new Samsung Galaxy S8. Follow all our coverage at GeekWire.com and subscribe to our live behind-the-scenes video on GearLive. Thanks to our sponsors: Wealthsimple -- an automated investing service, on a mission to simplify investing to help everyone (including you!) become an expert investor. GoDaddy -- whose mission is to radically shift the global economy toward life-fulfilling independent ventures and help their customers kick ass by giving them the tools, insights and people to transform their ideas into success.